The Three Disorders
These three disorders were covered in the presentation...
What is BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER,
SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER, and
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Switching from one topic to the next rapidly and frequently is this type of key feature
What is Disorganized Thinking?
This is an effective evidence based intervention for disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum that Helps clients directly analyze their dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Duration of an episode of the disturbance is at least 1 day but less than 1 month
What is Brief Psychotic Disorder?
This specifier is present with all three disorders:
What is with Catatonia ?
This key feature is one that is not amenable to change
What are Delusions?
Two major types of drugs for the treatment of Brief Psychotic Disorder
What are ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS and BENZODIAZEPINES?
The Continuous signs of the disturbance for this disorder must persist for at least 6 months.
What is Schizophrenia?
This disorder does not have a differential diagnosis discussed in the Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Section.
What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
Perception like experiences that occur without external stimulus
What are Hallucinations?
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIFORM & SCHIZOPHRENIA ARE USUALLY PRESCRIBED _________ DRUGS.
What are Antipsychotic drugs?
An episode of the disorder lasts at least 1 month but less than 6 months with this disorder.
What is Schizophreniform Disorder?
This disorder has the longest duration of the three disorders discussed
What is Schizophrenia ?
This includes a range of expression of emotion (flat or blunted affect), markedly reduced amount or fluency of speech, and loss of will to do things
What are Negative Symptoms ?
The name of the evaluation tool used to assess individuals for psychiatric symptoms.
What is Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)?
These are reasons major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder with psychotic or cationic features differ from Schizophrenia (Two reasons)...
What is the severity of symptoms and relationship between mood disturbance and psychosis?
This is the age range of onset for Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform
What is typically in the 20s ?
These five key features define psychotic disorders
What are DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS
DISORGANIZED THINKING, GROSSLY DISORGANIZED OR ABNORMAL MOTOR BEHAVIOR, and NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS
This Treatment should last at least 6-9 months and needs to include illness education, crisis intervention, emotional support, coping skills, communication skills and problem solving.
What is Family Psychoeducational and Behavioral Interventions/ Family Therapy?
This is the number of Criteria A that has to be present for the diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform Disorder
What is two or more?